Curtain-supporter.



A. MUNICH.

CURTAIN SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 27. 1912.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

ALEX MONICH, @F NEW BRITAIN; GG'NNECTIGUT.

GURTAIIWSUBBORTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented? Sept. 2f, 15913.

Applieatiqn tiled. December 271912." Serial 1\I,o7. 38,797.

. To. all 107mm t may concern.;-

Be it known that 1, ALEX Meinen, a cit/ i` zen of Austria, residing atNew B rttain,1 in

Vthe county of Hartford and Sta-te of Conf provement is to. produce acurtain sup-porter a that has simple and reliable means for sap` portinga curtain pele-` and which. in seine caseshappens to be suitable for usewith eer-- tain shade roller; holders; or supporters ott well knowntor-nr suela as are shown and. will be described.

In the accompanying; drawing :@Figure 1. is front elevation of a, pairof nay curtain;

and shade roller holders, a shade rollerand part of a curtain polesupported' thereby and part of the casing-tor a window'. Fig.` 2 is asimilar View on an enlarged scale o one ot the shade rollerholders shownin Fig. 1. Fig., 3. is a plan view of the sanne. Fig., 4L is an endelevation oit the same'. Fig` 5, is a corresponding view of the otherholden shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on a further enlargedscale on the line a; .fr

of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line y g/ of Fig. 2. Figc.Sis; a front elevation of themoving member shown iin; Fig. 2. Fig. 9 isan end elevation of the same. Figs. 10 and 11 are corresponding views ofthe clamping bolt and nut. Fig. 12 is a sectional View on the line z eof Fig. 2.

My curtain and shade roller holder comprises a pair of mating holdersrespectively a left holder A and a right holder B suitable for beingsupported on the window casing C and provided with means for supportinga shade roller D and a curtain pole E.

The holders A and B differ only in such vfeatures as are necessary toadapt the holder A as a left holder and the holder B as a right holder,and to provide a symmetrical arrangement of the curtain and shade rollersupporting members proper with reference to the window F and to providea hole in the left holder A to hold the left end of the shade roller Dand a slot- 16 in the right holder B to hold the right end thereof.

The holders A and B comprise each a body member 17 on which is removablymounted a curtain pole supporting member 1S and also on which isremovably and adjnstably mounted a shade roller supporting member 19..The body member 1.7 cornlnises, an elongated, laterally extending base2.0V l that is rectangulai in formation.

.i A gnide plate 2,1 extends along the middle portion oli the said base20 being separated itherefroin by spacing blocks. 22: and held?, in,position by rivets 23. which pass through the said guide plate 21,spacing blocks 22 and base 20:

i The guide plate 2.1i is provided with a lon-- gitudinat slot 2li? thatextends tronithe outer Y end inward for the greater part tnt thelengtlnof the said gaideplate 21. The oppnsed` edges. 25, at the slot, 2.4,overhang the sprich@ members 22` in the toria of flanges soy as to.partially close a relatively enlarged! opening lor Slot 26; within thebed-y member 17; he-

tween the spacing members 22.`

Theshade roller holder 19 is` formed ot sheet nietat and comprises abase portion 27 suitable for resting on the guide plate 17 and flanges25 and having a hole 28 adjacent the middle portion. Anarm` 29. entendsfor l wardly from the inner end ot the base per tion 27 and is providedwith the shade roller i" holding slot 1,-(5, in the oase ofy the lettmeniiber A. and hole l5.- in the case ot the right member Ba At theouter end ot' the base portion. 2.7. there is a rearwardly extendinghead 30 i that a loose tit for. the slot 2G between the spacing members22 and which is connected Ito the said outer end by a. neck 3l" that isa for the slot 24' in the guide plate 17. i A clampinor screw 32 has abody portion that is receivable in the hole 28 in the base portion 27and also in the slot 24, and which has a square head 33 that is a fitfor the relatively enlarged slot 25 and is non-rotative therein. Aclamping nut 3ft engages with the body portion ot the screw 32.

The hole 28 is appreciably separated from the head 30 so that when thesaid head 30 and the head 33 of the screw 32 are engaged with the slot26 the shade roller holder 19 is held non-rotatively positioned on theguide plate 17, even when the clamping nut 311 is loosened for thepurpose ot' changing the position of the shade roller holder 19. lVhenthe desired adjustment of spread 'or the shade roller holders 19 hasbeen attained the clamping nut 34 is tightened and the holders 19 arethereby secured in the adjusted positions.

The base 20 extends appreciably above and below the guide plate 17substantially in the form of flanges 35, and the said flanges areprovided with holes 36 for supporting screws. The upper flange 35 isprovided near the outer end with a hole 37 adjacent the outer edge and ahole 38 inwardly disposed relatively to the hole 37 and appreciablyseparated therefrom. The hole 37 is a fit for and suitable to receive abolt or screw 39 having a nut 40 on the front end. The hole 38 is a fitfor and suitable to receive the rearwardly Vdirectedtip end 41 of thesupporting arm 42 of the curtain supporting member 18.' The said curtainsupportingl member 18 is formed of a single piece of Vwire and whichcomprises the laterally directed supporting arm 42 at the inner end andhaving the rearwardly directedy tip end 41 already mentioned at theeXtreme inner tip end, and at the other end of the arm 42 wire is bentupwardly to form the upwardly directed member 43. From the upper end ofthe upwardly directed member 43 a branch arm 44 extends forwardly andfrom the forward end of which the finger 45 extends upwardly suitably toengage with t a `hole in the curtain pole E. The members 43, 44 and 45constitute the curtain pole supporting member proper and the arm 42serves as'the means for removably connecting the same to the vflange35.` The said arm 42 is provided with a hole 55 that is a fit for thescrew 39and' which is in registration f with the hole v37 when the tipend 41 is engagedwith the hole 38.

The wire of which the curtain supporting member 18 is made is preferablyround f and the same is flattened as shown at 46 ad-` jacent the hole55.

The screw 39 and nut 40 serve to posif tively holdthe arm 42 to theflange 35 and f Copies of this patent may be obtained for the tip end 41engaged with the hole' 38 serves as a stud or positioningpin tooooperate to position the same and prevent rotative movement of thecurtain supporting member 18.

As described the curtain supporting member is made of a single piece ofround wire and is removably secured to the body ortion by Va singlescrew, and the shade roller holder is both removably and adjustably se-.cured to the said body portion by a single screw and both the curtainholder and shade roller holder are provided with means that coperatewith the screw elements to posi* tion the said holders particularlyagainst being turned from the normal positions.

I claim as my invention A curtain supporter comprising a body portionhaving a flange at the upper edge and serving as a supporting flange,the said able'spaoe, a curtain'holder formed of a flange being providedwith a pair of holes .that are separated laterally by an apprecisinglepiece of wire comprising a curtain `jsupporting member at one end and asupporting arm at the other end, the free end ofthe said supporting armbeing bent rearwardly suitably to engage with one of the vsaid holeswhen t-he said arm is positioned in front of the said upper flange, andthe said arm being provided with a hole that is in registration with theother of the said holes in the upper flange, and holding means engagedwith the said holes that are in registration.

JOSEPH KINTERS, Louis M. SCHMIDT.

ve oentseach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 'WashingtonLID. C.

